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| Man this first episode was awesome. Between this Mob Psycho II and Slime Monday is so stacked this season. |
| The main problem I see coming is the fact that is was one of Tezuka's few unfinished manga, in fact he just stopped making it and they didn't know why, so the 1969 anime had to quickly make a ending for the pilot episode and that's that they used for the full tv show as well. So it'll be interesting to see if MAPPA goes with the 1969 ending to if they decide to change it. |
| This promises!! The animation was great and the story is really intriguing. The gem of this season. |
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Die_Hard said: The main problem I see coming is the fact that is was one of Tezuka's few unfinished manga, in fact he just stopped making it and they didn't know why, so the 1969 anime had to quickly make a ending for the pilot episode and that's that they used for the full tv show as well. So it'll be interesting to see if MAPPA goes with the 1969 ending to if they decide to change it. They'll probably go for a original ending, seems to be the trend with this series. The manga not having a conclusive ending gives whatever adaption a lot of wiggle room for whatever ending they want. Personally I really liked the ending that the PS2 game gave us. |
| Anyone else cry from how great the op was? Why did Daigo kill the old man? What was the old man trying to do? I'm just trying to imagine how awful it would be for that woman to carry a child for months, then when it's born for her (husband I think?) to send it away to be killed and tell her to do it again. It looks like the second child was much better off but I'm thinking if the show runs long enough there might be a chance for the 2 to meet and it's probably not going to end well. I super dig the setting and the supernatural monsters, this was overall a great start and knowing it's a adaptation of an older show makes me hopeful that it'll have more of a plan. Here's hoping this show stays as good as the first episode. |
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| First time I see such an old remake. I like it to look like those old anime I've seen since I was a kid. |
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| The first episode kinda seemed pretty dope... Im probably going to like it alot and it has kinda the same animation as Mushishi... Well off to watch the first one... |
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| A great pilot episode. Classic samurai story with demons sounds like something I will enjoy thoroughly. The visual is strong and the directing is good. Everybody seems to hate the OP but I think it's good, especially the visual. I love the ED as well. |
| Really enjoyed the first episode! Was really excited for this, so far, not disappointed. I actually liked the OP song, it is a bit...different, and yeah the English. The English in Banana Fish's OP2 was such a turn off that I can't finish watching the OP listening to the song, but for Dororo, I'm willing to disregard the English for the overall tone of the song, which I think is great. The visuals are on point as well. I love it when a child character is voiced by an actual child, it feels more natural. Dororo's VA is doing a great job so far. Asada Hiroyuki's character designs are great as well, loved his artwork in the ED. As for the story, it's definitely set a dark, eerie tone. The small buddha statue having its head get taken off sent chills down my spine. Looking forward to the next episode! |
| First episode was great. Animation and atmosphere especially. The only thing I hated were the opening and ending songs, especially that opening. |
| I definitely like the concept and the setting so far. The two main characters are pretty interesting as well. They're some technical aspects that didn't look right and the OP wasn't that great, but it was definitely an intriguing first episode. |
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| Favorite thing about this so far is Hyakkimaru's blank eyes and stare. Hopefully if he gets them back they don't change in appearance too much. Only thing that bothered me is how sludge was defeated by a bridge breaking. Unless there's some myth/reference I'm missing in relation to the demon. OP is okay with me. Probably would not listen to just the song but the visuals made it enjoyable. I like amazarashi so I do like the ED. |
| i have to say the kid who voices dororo did a really good job. |
| What a strong start just WOW. Everything just instantly gripped me in. Story, characters and that action sequence all top notch. This has a really interesting premise I hope it continues this quality. The OP and ED were both fantastic as well. |
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| Wow, I remember playing a PS2 game with a plot similar to this. It was pretty sick. Probably based on this story huh. |
| This was pretty damn good. I hope it's 2+ cour. I was somewhat familiar with the story premise but this is my first exposure to Dororo in animated form. Was not disappointed. |
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| It was a big start for this anime, I Am waiting for a new anime with success, good story and action and this one seems to have the swing since I found the review of the main plot and given 'Plan to watch'. I hope a lot of fun since now on. |
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| I love the character designs and the art-style. The backgrounds were painted on paper, and you can see bloom effects in some places. CG backgrounds are cool, and they suit modern or Sci Fi settings, but historical and fantasy settings work best with actually painted backgrounds. I wish they made the op and ed songs sound more like traditional Japanese songs. Especially the op. English lyrics and historical Asian stories don't quite go well with each other. Wonder how old Dororo is. Looks like he'd be no older than three years old in real life based on that body of his. But, if I take artistic liberties into consideration, he should be six to ten years old. Would people really beat someone that young? I was thinking that the 'nii-chan' looks really beautiful, but then his face fell off. lol. I am not really sure what this story is about, but it makes me curious. Can't wait for the next episode! |
| That was a really good episode. I randomly decided to check it out without knowing much about it, but man that really surprised me. Also the blinking of the eyes at the end.. HYPE. |
| The HYPE is real. What an excellent premiere episode that's for sure. The dark fantasy action-adventure is starting slow but surely jam-packed. Pretty much an intro for Dororo, and is voiced by a young teenager! WOW is the VA really getting close on quality. As is with MAPPA and OSTs, the English OPs are weird, but more so with this, but Amazarashi's ED was perfect. Can't wait for more to come. |
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Yeah, caught me off guard thinking Dororo was set in modern day with that motorcycle sequence. @ Topic I absolutely find the songs for the opening and ending disgusting. The modern pop culture songs do not work with the feudal Japan setting of the show. It's not like the opening for Samurai Champloo at all. Main character also caught me surprised with those prosthetic blades. Seems he regains his body piece by piece for every demon he kills. I don't mind monster-of-the-week type of plot this time. |
LineraxJan 7, 2019 11:11 PM
| I'm honestly blown away by this anime! Dororo is such a chad |
| Now this is what I'm talking about! Some old school animation right here! Alright MAPPA keep this up and you'll finally have an anime made by you that I genuinely like! |
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| This is amazing. One of the best 1st episode in this season |
| This is how God made anime |
| “You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want.” |
| Not bad not bad at all. I saw the live action before but I think the anime is better though, but we shall see !! |
| i freaking loved the 1st ep!! |
| also, why is there a review already?..... |
| I don't know lot about Tezuka. But from reading descriptions of his work (or their adaptions) they don't seem to be stuff I'd like. (Feels more like "pure" shounen without too much interesting plot.) I liked that Atomt Beginning anime though. This anime I'm going to watch only because it is MAPPA. They usually are good at creating an atmosphere (especially with the voices, sound, music). So far the OP was not really too my taste. A bit more like death metal (like Shingeki no Bahamut) would have been better. Or melodic/classic and more calm. (Instead of something in between with a bit of english words.) The young thief boy and the bandits ... I liked them. (Would have preferred if the bandits had survived and allied with the boy in the end.) The other guy ... well don't like those ugly stuff with him being without eyes and stuff ... as a baby. And later because he does not talk (yet) - this might get better. I don't expect too much for the plot. But some nice fast paced action ... would be enough for me. Maybe confrontation with the father. (Land might get less fertile as demons - who helped as per contract - get killed.) The fight was fun - and not too long/slow. The demon ... well ... not that interesting. I liked that rain at the beginning. Outside very loud. In the temple with opened door you still can hear it (not that loud anymore). Then with the door closed you don't hear it anymore. Maybe I'm paying too much attention because I like MAPPA. And such stuff should be basics for every animation studio ... but I guess there still might be some outside that don' pay attention too such details. (Where there might have the sound of rain completely stopped once the guy was inside even though door still opened. Stuff like that.) |
| First episode was interesting. Seems like an anime i will enjoy so far :) That opening is fantastic, too. |
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| reeeeee gtfo out of my series normies |
| So embarrased with Tensura fans and the fandom, how have we degraded |
| Thank god! I always wanted to read this, then the adaptation came. This and Mob are my favorites this winter! Two aesthetic of the winter~ |
| what an absolute abortion - this is true cgi hell! if only a decent studio could have got their hands on this and animated this the way it deserved. i recommend watching the original black and white version done by tezuka productions back when they truly meant something - the company that calls itself "tezuka" these days is but a shadow of a shadow of what it once was. also read the original manga - that is true genius. |
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Golden_Scarlett said: this - these f@#cking kids wouldn't know real anime if it bit them on the ass. i guess this just further prooves i'm a bitter old man (remember the good ol' days when anime was drawn by real live humans instead of demonic a.i. robots?)...anyways, one more remake to avoid like the plague. kids, listen to me, just watch the original - this ain't worth your time.reeeeee gtfo out of my series normies |
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| Fell in love with this anime from first episode. Without having watched the PVs it was entertaining piecing together the plot aspects, even if it wasn't that big of a deal. That said, I like that some elements of the artstyle are still faithful to the original. The story promises a lot, and the premise is really interesting. AOTS so far from me. |
| It's kind of amusing to watch someone who gave up on the gods striking a deal with demons. He was right though, hell is here, and that priest being grateful for dying before he completely lost his faith was good too. It's certainly a striking way to start a story. It seems that the main character, or the deuteragonist since he isn't Dororo? The one who was almost completely sacrificed, will be able to recover what was stolen from him, lifting the "curse" of the twelve demons if he somehow manages to kill them all. At least I think that killing that one was the reason he got his face back. And it will also affect his "father"'s lands, which is good because he should fall. If he truly cared about the people, or felt sorry for his son who became the price he paid, then it would be harder to judge or blame him, but he also wanted power and he laughed like a maniac when he saw his son like that, and knew that the deal would come true; getting rid of the boy as if he were disposable, not allowing him to die on his mother's arms like she begged, and not sparing a thought for him. But well, what goes around comes around I guess. I just read the synopsis after writing this and reading some of the comments here, and well, yes, this is really what's happening. Excited for more! |
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